SUNIL KUMAR vs GIRDHARI LAL SHARMA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 08.09.2025 CM(M) 1409/2025, CM APPL. 46425/2025 & 46426/2025 SUNIL KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Dinesh Chand Meena, Advocate versus GIRDHARI LAL SHARMA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sandeep Mishra, Advocate with respondent in person CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioner (defendant in the suit) has assailed order dated 05.05.2025 of the learned trial court, whereby application of the petitioner to take on record Written Statement was dismissed, and his another application under Order XVIII Rule 17 CPC also was dismissed. 2. It is explained by learned counsel for petitioner that the Written Statement filed belatedly was allowed to be taken on record subject to payment of cost, but since the cost was not paid, the Written Statement was taken off the record. Further, since on the date fixed for plaintiff’s evidence, learned counsel for defendant (present petitioner) could not appear, right to cross examine PW1 was closed. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that CM(M) 1409/2025 pages GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d 435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CI